1 January 2025 - What I'm Thankful for Today

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Good evening from cold Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. The temperature on my computer shows 23 F. When I woke up this morning, it was snowing, making it the perfect way to start the new year. I have so much to be thankful for today. A month ago, I put out fliers on each floor for an open house to celebrate the new year. I have an open house every year whether people come or not. Last year was my first good turnout. This year people asked me if I was going to do my open house again and then told me they were coming. I'm thankful for the wonderful turnout for the open house today. I had many people come and I have pictures to prove it. I only need to download them. I'll do that tomorrow. I'm thankful for my granddaughter, who gave me the best New Year's present I could want. She called to wish me a Happy New Year and ask if I would buy her a Bible. Absolutely. She even texted me with the Bible she wants. It's a wonderful Bible. I have it in the cart on Amazon. I'll order it for her on payday. I'm thankful for my two friends who helped me a lot with the open house today. My next-door neighbor made ham and my friend down the hall cut the ham. I know nothing about cutting ham. I don't eat ham. I'm thankful for the last-minute trip to the store this morning. I forgot a few things last night. One was toothpicks. I almost didn't find them. Even the store clerks couldn't find them where they should have been, but weren't. I found them, with their help, hanging on a product strip next to the shelves. I'm thankful my brother and his wife came to my open house. It was the first time he came in all the years I've had it. I'm thankful I had enough and more than enough food for everyone. Now, I need to buy a pot roast so I can eat the left over veggies. The biggest hits were the pretzel Rolo treats and my punch. I had a large punchbowl filled almost to the brim. It was more than half gone by the time the party was winding down. I'm thankful for the help my next-door neighbor gave me in cleaning up and putting the food away. I was halfway through the cleanup when more people came. It was round two of the party and just as enjoyable as the beginning of the party. I had twenty people come to my open house. It was cozy in my one-bedroom apartment, and I had enough chairs and a couple of people didn't mind standing. I'm thankful I didn't need to push to get my steps today. I did it without thinking about it. I'm wearing my Fitbit again. I haven't worn it in several years. I made my 10K goal with the Fitbit and got over 8K on the pedometer app. I'm monitoring three apps now. If I'm going to go on a family vacation in March, I need to do what I can to lose weight and eat healthy. Okay, that's my fun day. It was a lot of work and well worth it. Now, it's time for bed. I've been awake since 5. I know it seems late because I get up a lot earlier. However, I did ring in the New Year and didn't get to bed until after midnight. I have an earlier start tonight. What are you thankful for today? Happy New Year. The image belongs to me. Me and a friend who came to my open house today. This was taken at a retreat we went to in September.